Cookeville, TN —
OSHA Injury Report: G&L Tube LLC
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at G&L Tube LLC in Cookeville, TN 38506 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mill Operator GL in tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- G&L Tube LLC
- Parent company
- O'Neal Industries
- Street
- 1975 Fisk Road
- City
- Cookeville
- State
- TN
- ZIP
- 38506
- On-site location
- Mill dept, mill 2 roll off table
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Assisting in plug gauging a full length tube
What happened
A plug gauge was put in one end of the tube and blown through with air. This is not standard practice and should of not been performed. The injured person had placed their hand on the other end of the tube to catch the plug not realizing the force the plug would have. The plug gage hit a finger on his left hand and the cut required stitches.
Injury or illness
Laceration to finger on left hand.
Object or substance involved
Plug gauge
Summary line
Individual hit by plug gauge on left hand finger required stitches
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mill Operator GL
- SOC code
- 51-4034 — Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
- NAICS code
- 331210 — Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 153
- Total hours worked
- 301774
- EIN
- 464009440
- Establishment ID
- 796422
- Employer case #
- 291
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 19:35
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 15JAN26:15:21:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.